That's what I learned yesterday, that I should have had a back up. River doesn't usually pop the balloon - this was only the second time, but he did it in the waiting area this time, before Pink Girl started her therapy. And yes, I have not worked on switching him to "touching" the balloon with his nose; he swatted it with his paw. Ironically, he did do a "touch" first and then switched to a swipe. And his grooming is overdue, too, so his nails might be a tad long - I also scheduled that today.
Pink Girl was having a tough day. She was being floppy and not generally cooperative with her mom beforehand; wouldn't try to walk at all for her therapist. It's hard to remember she is only four. Therapy sessions ask alot of her and it's pretty normal to have some "off" days. She did perk up a bit and survived the measurements they needed to take and seemed to enjoy standing tall and holding the hula hoop for River to jump through.
Even though it wasn't her best day, I was told by her therapist that her behavior with River present was a tremendous improvement over previous sessions when she was much less cooperative and might spend half the time crying. Hearing that is both a reward and an incentive for me.
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